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to be voted on on the floor of the united states senate. to give you a recap of what was said, it appears that the bill will fund the government, end the shutdown, and fund the government until january 15th, which takes us through the holiday season. as far as the default deadline, that would be avoided and it would be extended until february 7th. sequestration also appears to have been part of the equation as well, and i'm going to ask libby casey as to whether or not the budget control act is the equivalent of those draconian cuts that became known as sequestration. checking the numbers right now, wall street has been ahead of the story all day. right now the dow continues to be up 190 points. that is off of its highs earlier in the session, but it appears that wall street has been confident that the situation in washington would resolve it's a, and in fact that appears to be what we are seeing on the floor of the united states senate right now, which is a compromise by all accounts. we also saw the rhetoric was toned down considerably. h
to be voted on on the floor of the united states senate. to give you a recap of what was said, it appears that the bill will fund the government, end the shutdown, and fund the government until january 15th, which takes us through the holiday season. as far as the default deadline, that would be avoided and it would be extended until february 7th. sequestration also appears to have been part of the equation as well, and i'm going to ask libby casey as to whether or not the budget control act is...
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100 senators in the united states senate. for judicial nominees and cabinets with the exclusion of supreme court nominees. that will stilt require 60. that still remains in place. of course president obama -- you heard him site many of the statistics how this practice of filibustering and blocking his nominees has accelerated over his time. he named chuck hagel as the poster child, really, for cabinet nominees being blocked after all the first defense secretary to be filibusters and after all he was a republican. it bears in mind, -- at various times depending on if you are the minority side or the majority side, mitch mcconnell and harry reid, the minority and majority leaders have switched positions whether depending on whether they are controlling the senate or not, and as a matter of fact, president obama went he was in the senate and when he was in the minority, opposed filibuster rules. now, granted it has accelerated. granted he is at the other end of pennsylvania avenue. but certainly this is nothing new. what we are
100 senators in the united states senate. for judicial nominees and cabinets with the exclusion of supreme court nominees. that will stilt require 60. that still remains in place. of course president obama -- you heard him site many of the statistics how this practice of filibustering and blocking his nominees has accelerated over his time. he named chuck hagel as the poster child, really, for cabinet nominees being blocked after all the first defense secretary to be filibusters and after all...
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. >> reporter: the newly elected president came to the united states eager to find a way to end crippling economic sanctions, imposed by the west to try to stop iran from developing nuclear weapons. speakers here and in the senate are urging president obama not to undo sanctions until iran dismantles its nuclear program. >> we can't do it by begging to negotiate, we should make demands of iran. >> reporter: it was after the islamic revolution in iran in 1979 when 52 americans were held hostage for more than a year that the u.s. cut off diplomatic relations. gary sick was a member of the u.s. national security council during the iran hostage crisis. he thinks obama and rouhani have a limited window of opportunity. >> i think on both side there is a domestic policy problem that has a time frame attached to it. >> reporter: president obama left the un without meeting president rouhani, but there is still the prospect of high-level discussions. later this week, secretary of state john kerry is scheduled to attend a meeting that will include iran's counterpart. it would be the highest level me
. >> reporter: the newly elected president came to the united states eager to find a way to end crippling economic sanctions, imposed by the west to try to stop iran from developing nuclear weapons. speakers here and in the senate are urging president obama not to undo sanctions until iran dismantles its nuclear program. >> we can't do it by begging to negotiate, we should make demands of iran. >> reporter: it was after the islamic revolution in iran in 1979 when 52 americans...
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>> we sent four bills to the united states senate. four different positions, trying to soften our position to get the senate interested, in keeping the government open and bringing fairness to the american people under obamacare. it's as simple as that. >> last question! >> reporter: mr. speaker [ inaudible ]? >> no. no. that's just not true. that is just -- listen, that is not true. most of you have dealt with me for sometime, and i might have sniped at luke once or twice, all right? [ laughter ] >> but i have very good relationships with all of my colleagues across the aisle. listen -- it's me. and maintaining these relationships is critically important. all i'm asking for is let's sit down like the american people would expect us, and talk to one another about getting thement government open and dealing with the significant problems that we face. >> reporter: what about a grand barga bargain. >> you were watching a live press conference lead by house speaker john boehner, and flanked by republican colleagues of his in the house. th
>> we sent four bills to the united states senate. four different positions, trying to soften our position to get the senate interested, in keeping the government open and bringing fairness to the american people under obamacare. it's as simple as that. >> last question! >> reporter: mr. speaker [ inaudible ]? >> no. no. that's just not true. that is just -- listen, that is not true. most of you have dealt with me for sometime, and i might have sniped at luke once or...
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states court of appeals for the 7th circuit. profuser nurse withdrew her nomination, after a home state senator put her nomination on hold and it became clear she would not be confirmed. welcome to inside story. >> thank you for having me. >>ly stipulate that most people watching this will never be nominated for a federal anything, so tell people what that is like? when you enter the process, do you give away a lot? your personal life, your personal details is it a sacrifice to say yes when the president calls in. >> absolutely. it was a four year process. of being vetted not only by the white house, the justice departments, i had taught five different law scoots. i was lucky enough to teach and visit at yale, and i had 11 fbi agents scouring the country. i sent up 4,000 pages of documents in my writings both writings that i had worked on when i had been a staffner the senate. it's pass nateing to me because i had worked in government as a young lawyer, and had security clearances since i was 30 years old, but this would all hav
states court of appeals for the 7th circuit. profuser nurse withdrew her nomination, after a home state senator put her nomination on hold and it became clear she would not be confirmed. welcome to inside story. >> thank you for having me. >>ly stipulate that most people watching this will never be nominated for a federal anything, so tell people what that is like? when you enter the process, do you give away a lot? your personal life, your personal details is it a sacrifice to say...
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blackmail they call it to the president of the united states, so what is happening now is they are going to ping-pong this -- i'm not sure if we are on a ping or a pong stage, back to the senate -- >> how long will it take them to turn it around in the senate? >> yeah, it's amazing what they can do when they set their mind to it. harry reid tabling this motion. we have already been told by harry reid's aid that that's exactly what they are going to do. it will take about 15 minutes and by 10:00 it will be right back in john boehner's lap with two hours to go before a potential shutdown. >> and then what? >> i don't know. anything from john boehner saying to cool it, or them sticking to their guns, to a full scale revolt. you have a deeply divided conference there between the tea party and the, quote unquote, establishment wing. >> mike, let me ask you this, you have been covering this for a long time. we have had partship in american politics forever. the process is the president is supposed to put a budget proposal out. what is so broken? >> we use these terms interchangeably, and the b
blackmail they call it to the president of the united states, so what is happening now is they are going to ping-pong this -- i'm not sure if we are on a ping or a pong stage, back to the senate -- >> how long will it take them to turn it around in the senate? >> yeah, it's amazing what they can do when they set their mind to it. harry reid tabling this motion. we have already been told by harry reid's aid that that's exactly what they are going to do. it will take about 15 minutes...
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states government is one of the largest contractors in the world. >> house speaker john boehner passed a measure delaying the affordable care act by a year. is there a responsibility on the senate democrats who control the chamber to engage in negotiations when the senate reconvenes. >> i think what the senate will do, and what they did is pass a clean resolution, meaning it will allow for the government to be funded. that will be sent back to the house to vote on. i think, yes, of course there should be negotiation, of course. to tie the president's healthcare reform bail, which is beaten to death. how much more can we belabour the point. tying it to it is irresponsible. they knew it would create a problem. this is politics. >> if the senate doesn't engage in serious negotiations, is there a danger to democrats that they are blamed for the shutdown as opposed to the republicans in the house for accepting what the senate passed on friday. >> i'll say this, not many on my side will concede this. democrats have to be careful. if you see two guys fighting on the street you think, "look at
states government is one of the largest contractors in the world. >> house speaker john boehner passed a measure delaying the affordable care act by a year. is there a responsibility on the senate democrats who control the chamber to engage in negotiations when the senate reconvenes. >> i think what the senate will do, and what they did is pass a clean resolution, meaning it will allow for the government to be funded. that will be sent back to the house to vote on. i think, yes, of...
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. >> today at noon on the floor of the united states senate there is going to be a vote on this major as to whether or not we proceed with the debate over paying our bills. sadly we're told not a single republican senator will join us in just allowing the debate on paying our bills. >> so dick durbin saying not a single republican is going to join the debate, let alone the vote, and harry reid saying the same thing earlier. >> who is all this for? who is this theater, this posturing for? >> reporter: well, there was a lot of posturing on the house side, an incredible amount of posturing because what happened was the democrats who are in the majority of the house, as you know, have limited amount of tools in their toolbox if they want to agitate on an issue like this. they brought two of them out earlier today. the first one calling the presiding speaker for an unanimous vote on a clean continuing resolution. the way they did this was to approach the presiding speaker one by one only to be rejected one by one by the presiding speaker on the grounds that they didn't have appropriate cle
. >> today at noon on the floor of the united states senate there is going to be a vote on this major as to whether or not we proceed with the debate over paying our bills. sadly we're told not a single republican senator will join us in just allowing the debate on paying our bills. >> so dick durbin saying not a single republican is going to join the debate, let alone the vote, and harry reid saying the same thing earlier. >> who is all this for? who is this theater, this...
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right now is in the united states senate. here's what we know. the cloture vote which ends the debate has taken place, and it has passed. now we're on the bill which would reopen the government, and it would for a period of time, and it would avoid a default for the u.s. government. that will once it has passed the canadsenate will head to the hof representatives. we're expecting that vote will take place the next couple of hours. we will see what happens, but standing by with me now is a mike viqueira hat the white at e house, and libby casey. what do we know about the vote in the house? >> well, we expect to see that unfold this evening, john, and as you mentioned we're watching the final vote take place. once that gets wrapped up we expect to see democrats in the senate do a little bit of a victory press conference. meanwhile, the actual go over and the house will unfold there. they will get the magic number. that's what we're anticipating, enough republicans will side with democrats to see that pass the house. and the democrats had been whipp
right now is in the united states senate. here's what we know. the cloture vote which ends the debate has taken place, and it has passed. now we're on the bill which would reopen the government, and it would for a period of time, and it would avoid a default for the u.s. government. that will once it has passed the canadsenate will head to the hof representatives. we're expecting that vote will take place the next couple of hours. we will see what happens, but standing by with me now is a mike...
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we sent a request to the united states senate. to simply treat all americans equally, under obamacare. we sent a request to the senate, keep the government open. because the president has chosen to give a pass to big business for one year. we're asking to give that pass to american individuals for one year. the law isn't ready. my colleagues on the other side of the aisle know, it's not ready. why can't we just treat american citizens, individuals, the same as our president, by his executive order, has said big business should get a pass? and most egregiously, why wouldn't you agree with us that members of congress should not be treated any differently under the law? you know the truth. to my colleagues on the other side of the aisle mr. speaker, members of congress are getting special treatment under this law because of what harry reid and the president did through the opm. >> so we have been listening to republican congressman reid in the house and then democratic senator reed in the senate there. this debate goes back and forth
we sent a request to the united states senate. to simply treat all americans equally, under obamacare. we sent a request to the senate, keep the government open. because the president has chosen to give a pass to big business for one year. we're asking to give that pass to american individuals for one year. the law isn't ready. my colleagues on the other side of the aisle know, it's not ready. why can't we just treat american citizens, individuals, the same as our president, by his executive...
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force participation in decades in the united states. >> reporter: the senator also read from a children's book. >> i do like green eggs and ham, i do not like them, sam i am. >> reporter: and he also quoted a reality tv show. >> i want to point out a few words of wisdom, from duck dynasty. you put five rednecks on a mouer, it is going to be epic. >>> in pakistan the death toll is climbing following a powerful earthquake there. the 7.8 magnitude quake shaking the southwest coast of pakistan. communication has been cut off to some of the hardest hit areas. the quake was so powerful, it created a small island. >> reporter: this is what remains of many villages in the district. houses flattened and hundreds of inhabitants wounded. it was the epicenter of the 7.7 magnitude earthquake which hit south pakistan. >> it all happened within a minute. everything was destroyed. when we went back even the little place where we kept water was gone. >> translator: we took out some bodies and some injured, but there are no facilities here. >> translator: we don't know how many are dead. half of our famili
force participation in decades in the united states. >> reporter: the senator also read from a children's book. >> i do like green eggs and ham, i do not like them, sam i am. >> reporter: and he also quoted a reality tv show. >> i want to point out a few words of wisdom, from duck dynasty. you put five rednecks on a mouer, it is going to be epic. >>> in pakistan the death toll is climbing following a powerful earthquake there. the 7.8 magnitude quake shaking the...
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. ♪ >>> one hour from now the united states senate is is scheduled to take its first vote on a bill that would avert a possible government shutdown on october 1st. that vote coming just 21 hours after ted cruz and some his fellow republicans launched their talkathon on the floor of the senate. they wrapped up just about 15 seconds ago. cruz is trying to stop the senate from stripping a house bill that would take away money from the health care reform law. libby casey is live at the capitol, libby what happens next? >> he could actually continue talking over the next hour after the senate begins its day afresh, but it sounds like he is done for now. now they move ahead to open up debate on this senate bill. the house bill would fund the government but defunds obamacare. that is expected to change as the democratic-lead senate gets its hands on its in the next couple of days. senator harry reid wants to move forward pretty quickly. he says let's move forward, but he is going to have to get republicans to sign off on an abbreviated schedule, otherwise you can see 30 more hours of debate, an
. ♪ >>> one hour from now the united states senate is is scheduled to take its first vote on a bill that would avert a possible government shutdown on october 1st. that vote coming just 21 hours after ted cruz and some his fellow republicans launched their talkathon on the floor of the senate. they wrapped up just about 15 seconds ago. cruz is trying to stop the senate from stripping a house bill that would take away money from the health care reform law. libby casey is live at the...
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>> it is now midnight and the great government of the united states is now closed. >> the senate and house fail to come to an agreement and now both sides are playing the blame game for the government shutdown. >> then stand with your country. stand for your country, or do you want to take it down? >> we sent a request to the united states senate to simply treat all americans equally under obamacare. >> this is ridiculous. >> i think it's a disgrace. >> this is nuts. >> this is a very sad day for our country. >> we are back to square one. ♪ theme >> this is aljazeera america and i'm morgan radford. for the first time in 17 years, the u.s. government is closed for business this morning. the clock that just yesterday counted down to a midnight deadline is now counting up, tallying the number of hours the government has been shut. so far, seven hours and still counting. republicans in the house and democrats in the senate couldn't agree on a temporary budget to keep thins running. they're not expected back on the hill until a few hours from now. federal agencies have already started s
>> it is now midnight and the great government of the united states is now closed. >> the senate and house fail to come to an agreement and now both sides are playing the blame game for the government shutdown. >> then stand with your country. stand for your country, or do you want to take it down? >> we sent a request to the united states senate to simply treat all americans equally under obamacare. >> this is ridiculous. >> i think it's a disgrace. >>...
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states senate. so you hear a difference, how republicans approach things and democrats approach things. he also used his time to rail against obama-care, the federal healthcare law, he says that's one of the other priorities that and getting the economy going less so than working on the unemployment benefit issue. >> and torment, the labor department releases the november employment numbers. stick with al jazeera america for full coverage of that important report. some fast food workers are striking in more than 100 cities. they are demanding an increase in the minimum wage, and pushing to make it easier to unionize. many are asking for $15 an hour. that's nearly twice as much as the average worker earned. raising the minimum wage will not hurt jobs. fast food chains already have a wage increase would drive up the prices. that is by far the hirest in the country. tonya mosley is in washington state with more on how families struggle to get by on low pay. >> it's 22:00, and maya molina's five hour sh
states senate. so you hear a difference, how republicans approach things and democrats approach things. he also used his time to rail against obama-care, the federal healthcare law, he says that's one of the other priorities that and getting the economy going less so than working on the unemployment benefit issue. >> and torment, the labor department releases the november employment numbers. stick with al jazeera america for full coverage of that important report. some fast food workers...
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now it's time for the united states senate to listen to them as well. [applause] >> so basically what's going to happen is this goes over to the senate. the senate will strip the provision out a clean bill. and then the question do the republicans blink. they say they're not going to. >> if the republicans as you put it blink and then pass the bill without the cuts to obamacare, then the government is in a position--what position financially? what has to happen? >> well, if both sides agree and the president signs a law that continues to fund the government, then they go a couple of weeks, and then the government said they'll attach a lot of conditions to the debt bill. if they can't come to an agreement, let's remember the last five times they've done this, they have gone up to the deadline and come to an agreement, usually kicking the can down the road, so they say. let's say they can't do this by the 30th, a lot of call this the shut down. but it really isn't. non-essential federal workers basically stay home. in the past when they've come back to wo
now it's time for the united states senate to listen to them as well. [applause] >> so basically what's going to happen is this goes over to the senate. the senate will strip the provision out a clean bill. and then the question do the republicans blink. they say they're not going to. >> if the republicans as you put it blink and then pass the bill without the cuts to obamacare, then the government is in a position--what position financially? what has to happen? >> well, if...
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during this congress, the 113th congress, the united states has wasted an unprecedented amount of time on proceed ral hurdles. and the work of the country goes undone. congress should be working on protecting american families, and instead, we're burning wasted hours and days between fill busters. >> so this would need 51 votes, and at the heart of this are judicial nominations. some are upset because the courts have been held up by republicans. there are no reasons for filibusters. we think of ted cruz a couple of weeks ago or rand paul doing the same thing over on the summer,. but this is not about the laws, but just about judicial nominees and branch nominees, and it excludes the supreme court. that's what the democrats are most upset about. and i want to give you a response. senator john cornyn of mexico, we heard from the top republican leader, mitch mcconnell. and he said this is a big deal over nothing. >> at capitol hill, we're looking now at senator minority leader, harry reid, talking about the situation. and let's just listen for a moment. and we're not hearing anything, so
during this congress, the 113th congress, the united states has wasted an unprecedented amount of time on proceed ral hurdles. and the work of the country goes undone. congress should be working on protecting american families, and instead, we're burning wasted hours and days between fill busters. >> so this would need 51 votes, and at the heart of this are judicial nominations. some are upset because the courts have been held up by republicans. there are no reasons for filibusters. we...
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states senate. that's what we introduced way back in april. what did the speaker do? he said no. he refused to appoint anybody to negotiate on the budget. we had votes calling upon the house, calling upon the speaker to appoint budget negotiators, they voted no. they voted to deny the senate the opportunity to -- >> we have been listening to chris van holland the house leader of the democrats as well as nancy pelosi. ali, you hear anything out of that? >> you know here is the irony of this whole thing. it is such a remarkably boring topic for most people out there because it's a given, if you run a company you have a budget. many households have a budget, you may not stick to it but they have a sense of how it's going. it is so remarkably boring, chris van holland has to talk about what they did. the president puts forward a budget every february, they're supposed to discuss this, it's so torturously boring, i had hair before this, when america's fiscal year begins, weird again, they are supposed to
states senate. that's what we introduced way back in april. what did the speaker do? he said no. he refused to appoint anybody to negotiate on the budget. we had votes calling upon the house, calling upon the speaker to appoint budget negotiators, they voted no. they voted to deny the senate the opportunity to -- >> we have been listening to chris van holland the house leader of the democrats as well as nancy pelosi. ali, you hear anything out of that? >> you know here is the irony...
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bill. >> he is going to put all of these matters on to question the president of the united states of america, and he's going to have to have his own vote to do it. >> where do we go from here? translation, no more news. and the only action in town is in the senate with reid and mcconnell. and tonight they're sitting down to negotiate. >> all right, here at the white house, thanks. >>> stocks are taking a hit on the stall in negotiations. the dow closed down, and stitch, one the biggest agencies is warning that it could cut the u.s. aaa rating because of the fiscal impasse in washington d.c. ali joins us in the studio, and it's becoming a regular gig. and it's probably the most disturbing night of this so far. >> it's a problem. >> give us what it means for them to come out with this. >> it's pretty serious to suggest that it's putting the u.s. on what it calls the negative rates watch. which means that they're going to keep looking at it and evaluating. they said the same thing that it said in 2011 when it did downgrade. fitch is still keeping the u.s. at a aaa, but it's the constant
bill. >> he is going to put all of these matters on to question the president of the united states of america, and he's going to have to have his own vote to do it. >> where do we go from here? translation, no more news. and the only action in town is in the senate with reid and mcconnell. and tonight they're sitting down to negotiate. >> all right, here at the white house, thanks. >>> stocks are taking a hit on the stall in negotiations. the dow closed down, and...
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. >> and a texas senator takes the stand and tries to cut funding for obama-care. >> the united states and iran could be on the brink of a diplomatic break through. we heard strong words today, they said today the country is willing to would recollect out its differents with the u., be uh how urs earlier president obama also said that he thought improving relations with iran were a possibility but the u.s. appears to be moving cautiously. joining us live with with the latest, john, how would you describe these two today? >> john, this was two men trying to change the tone. trying to change the narrative that has existed for so long, if you will, between the two countries. first of all, president obama said he was encouraged by what he heard and read, while president from iran and if they can sort out the nuclear issue there's no reason to have diplomatic dialog. play -- as long as we prove there's no bomb involved and for the first time he made mention of pass interferences in internal affairs. for his part, i don't think he will be hit best friend any time soon, but his tone was signi
. >> and a texas senator takes the stand and tries to cut funding for obama-care. >> the united states and iran could be on the brink of a diplomatic break through. we heard strong words today, they said today the country is willing to would recollect out its differents with the u., be uh how urs earlier president obama also said that he thought improving relations with iran were a possibility but the u.s. appears to be moving cautiously. joining us live with with the latest, john,...
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the united states senate doesn't have the option. it's something the senate uses to block important legislation, and what i found particularly interesting is that this is an option that is not used for budget builds, you can filibuster pretty m anything else. what happened this week is harry reid and the democrats said we are tired of the republicans in the chamber blocking the presidential nom nis. not secretary level. what that does is it hinders the president's opportunity to put in place his vision for how he wants to run government and the fact that the republicans used the filibuster to block his nominees and govern in certain ways through certain agency. the senate agencies said, "enough is enough. we don't have time in this administration. we are coming up against 2014 midterm elections, and we need to start getting things down." there's dozens of availablingan says that -- vaguan sis that president obama has not been able to fill. >> we are talking executive branch agencies and judicial nominees. if you look back in the past
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the house will act this evening and we'll send it over to the united states senate. >> indeed that's where a vote has been taking place. if all the back and forth on capitol hill makes your head spin, imagine al jazeera's mike viqueira. there was another vote? >> indeed the house just voted moving at lightning speed to send the measure back to the senate. like back and fort a tennis match or a ping pong match. this is what house republicans voted to do on pretty much a straight party line, just minutes ago, john boehner pointed out, voted to make members of congress and their staff to pay the freight in full, the premium support, the contribution he that most people who are employed by a large organization like the united states government get, they will not get it, staffers and members of congress here under this house provision. but no matter we are back on c span 2 from c span 1, they are moving at lightning speed, and in the course of 15 minutes i don't think i've ever seen anything like it, they stripped out all provisions and we saw what the house did this afternoon and evening
the house will act this evening and we'll send it over to the united states senate. >> indeed that's where a vote has been taking place. if all the back and forth on capitol hill makes your head spin, imagine al jazeera's mike viqueira. there was another vote? >> indeed the house just voted moving at lightning speed to send the measure back to the senate. like back and fort a tennis match or a ping pong match. this is what house republicans voted to do on pretty much a straight...
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it's been an extraordinary cold war, if you will, between iran and the united states, and that should end. i hope very much there would be a diplomatic solution with no need of force. but you heard obama today, we need a serious negotiating team. >> i remember when then senator obama said they wanted to open a discussion, he was roundly criticized. do you think he'll be criticized today? >> i don't. i think most americans will agree with president obama to seek negotiations with iran. it makes upon sense with our country if you have a problem with another country you can talk it out. you cannot use and should not use military force unless you've exhausted diplomatic alternatives. we've not even gun discussions with iran. in 2014 you'll see negotiations on the nuclear issue and i hope they'll take this opportunity to discuss with iran and the issues in syria and iraq and afghanistan. they should all be on the agenda, and i think we're looking at an historic moment with the u.s.-iran relationship. this is time for diplomacy and we should take this time for negotiations. >> former ambass
it's been an extraordinary cold war, if you will, between iran and the united states, and that should end. i hope very much there would be a diplomatic solution with no need of force. but you heard obama today, we need a serious negotiating team. >> i remember when then senator obama said they wanted to open a discussion, he was roundly criticized. do you think he'll be criticized today? >> i don't. i think most americans will agree with president obama to seek negotiations with...
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. >> it is now midnight and the great government of the united states is now closed. >> the senate and house fail to come to an agreement and now both sides are playing the blame game for the government shutdown. >> then stand with your country. stand for your country, or do you want to take it down? >> we sent a request to the united states senate to simply treat all americans equally under obamacare. >> this is ridiculous. >> i think it's a disgrace. >> this is nuts. >> this is a very sad day for our country. >> we are back to square one. ♪ theme
. >> it is now midnight and the great government of the united states is now closed. >> the senate and house fail to come to an agreement and now both sides are playing the blame game for the government shutdown. >> then stand with your country. stand for your country, or do you want to take it down? >> we sent a request to the united states senate to simply treat all americans equally under obamacare. >> this is ridiculous. >> i think it's a disgrace....
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. >> i don't believe that my former colleagues in the united states senate and the house will turn their backs on all of our interests. >> secretary of state john kerry making the case for military action in syria. >> hopes for a political resolution in egypt fading, as out offed president mohamed morsi and other leaders will stand trial for inciting murder. >> >> a black and dusty byproduct of refining crude oil. the substance and controversy it's causing, pitting price interest against environmental concerns. ♪ theme >> it is a new day as presidential pressure to attack syria intensifies. it has been less than 48 hours since the president said he needs congressional approval for his attack plans, and now, the full port press is on to assure a favorable outcome. john kerry was dispatched to the sunday morning talk shows. kerry and several members of the white house are pushing for their support. >> the big name they want in their corner, senator john mccain. he has been invited to the white house today. the arizona senator has been an outspoken critic of plans to limit air strikes. he
. >> i don't believe that my former colleagues in the united states senate and the house will turn their backs on all of our interests. >> secretary of state john kerry making the case for military action in syria. >> hopes for a political resolution in egypt fading, as out offed president mohamed morsi and other leaders will stand trial for inciting murder. >> >> a black and dusty byproduct of refining crude oil. the substance and controversy it's causing, pitting...
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and reopen the united states federal government. this is just hard to comprehend, mr. president what is going on all because president obama's signature legislative issue that we were so fortunate to pass to allow all americans to have health care. >> senator reid speaking there. you hear that the sides at least publicly are not any closer to shutting down the debacle than they were days ago. >> publicly, yes, and yet we're hearing more about quiet secretive movements is anything changing with regards to that and the infighting within the party. >> politics in washington is always things happening above the water and things happening below the water that you can't see. house republicans say it's time to give up the fight over the federal healthcare law that has already been litigated, let's move on from that fight and deal with the fiscal situation. some of them do speaker boehner's ear, but the speaker is publicly giving the perspective that he is sticking to the game plan. all he has to do is put forth a big-picture spending bill,
and reopen the united states federal government. this is just hard to comprehend, mr. president what is going on all because president obama's signature legislative issue that we were so fortunate to pass to allow all americans to have health care. >> senator reid speaking there. you hear that the sides at least publicly are not any closer to shutting down the debacle than they were days ago. >> publicly, yes, and yet we're hearing more about quiet secretive movements is anything...
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. >> of thof the bipartisan legisn prepared by the united states senate. we were disappoint that the republicans decided to sabotage, or at least delay what was happening there. and it's a time of the essence and the republicans of the house want to put up a bill, they should do it soon. >> reporter: the perfect example from the left flank there was not an appetite for t and now from the right flank there was not an appetite for it. we have a team that is at speaker boehner's office in the capitol. we've seen the republicans come and go, and tea party republicans some that we've talked about on this program, like congressman steve king, going back and forth, and it looks like it's not going anywhere. >> libby casey for us on capitol hill. mike viqueira is in washington, d.c. for us. mike, how is the white house reacting to this scene that's being played out right now of white house of congressional republicans, house republicans and this plan that looks like it's going nowhere? >> reporter: when your political enemy is going to have a hanging party and you
. >> of thof the bipartisan legisn prepared by the united states senate. we were disappoint that the republicans decided to sabotage, or at least delay what was happening there. and it's a time of the essence and the republicans of the house want to put up a bill, they should do it soon. >> reporter: the perfect example from the left flank there was not an appetite for t and now from the right flank there was not an appetite for it. we have a team that is at speaker boehner's office...
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the fact is that you have a minority of the united states congress trying to dictate policy when they don't control the other bra branch the senate. >> the rest of the republican party seems to be listing to them. including the house speaker. >> they are listening but they are pulling back there are business community lead eshesz t are saying stop this nonsense. and there are people that are willing to run because they are angry about this. >> they have over played their hand. >> we have been listening to eric cantor for the last ten days. i almost think there is a change of tone. >> there is a change of tone they are losing the battle of public opinion. and notice that eric cantor in the last 24 hours has moved away from obamacare and towards taxes and entitlement. as soon as that move happened that was a signal that they shifted their strategy once again. and they were losing on the first strategy and they were moving to a second strategy which they thought would be more popular. >> i will ask again, do you think the american people noticed when they made that move? >> it doesn't ma
the fact is that you have a minority of the united states congress trying to dictate policy when they don't control the other bra branch the senate. >> the rest of the republican party seems to be listing to them. including the house speaker. >> they are listening but they are pulling back there are business community lead eshesz t are saying stop this nonsense. and there are people that are willing to run because they are angry about this. >> they have over played their hand....
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when i was in the united states senate i supported military action in any number of occasions including grenada, panama, i can run of list of them. and i'm not going to sit here and be told by you that i don't have a sense of what the judgment is with respect to this. we're talking about beam being killed by gas, and you want to talk about bengahzi and fast and furious. >> for now on how the world is reacting on the president's you urging for strike. what are we hearing? >> we know that france, germany and turkey and most of the arab lesion support president obama should there be a vote in congress to go ahead and do some kind of military action on syria, but we think it's very well worth knowing that actually out there th there in the widerd there are influential politicians saying hang on, the united states, hold on, because you could be getting yourself in a whole lot of trouble. now the president of russia, and you would except individual mirror putin would have something to say on any attack on syria. he has already called john kerry a liar. he said what the u.s. senate is legitima
when i was in the united states senate i supported military action in any number of occasions including grenada, panama, i can run of list of them. and i'm not going to sit here and be told by you that i don't have a sense of what the judgment is with respect to this. we're talking about beam being killed by gas, and you want to talk about bengahzi and fast and furious. >> for now on how the world is reacting on the president's you urging for strike. what are we hearing? >> we know...
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states senate does not listen to the people. i would call on all 46 republicans to unite. to stand together and to vote against closure on the bill on friday or saturday because otherwise if we vote with the majority leader and with the senate drams we will be voting to allow the majority leader to fund obamacare on a straight party line vote. the american people will understand that, and voting to give that power to the majority leader i suggest is not consistent with what i believe the heartfelt commitment of all 46 members of this conference to oppose obamacare. >> while several of cruz's colleagues took part it was techily not a filibuster since it didn't delay any senate business. an hour after he ended his speech the senate voted to vote on the bill that would avoid government shut down but avoid funding the obama healthcare. >>> now that the debate is underway again, what's next? >> reporter: you're such a purist. i notice how you didn't call it a filibuster there, and most people would agree with you. whatever it was, it
states senate does not listen to the people. i would call on all 46 republicans to unite. to stand together and to vote against closure on the bill on friday or saturday because otherwise if we vote with the majority leader and with the senate drams we will be voting to allow the majority leader to fund obamacare on a straight party line vote. the american people will understand that, and voting to give that power to the majority leader i suggest is not consistent with what i believe the...
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before returning to the united states, the secretary of state made a stop in abu dhabi and blamed what happened. >> there was unity. iran couldn't take it. at that moment they weren't able to accept that particular agreement. hard work was done, progress made. the p5+1 was united. there was a gap in the language appropriate that they were prepared to accept. the concept we are working on, we have unity on. >> the issue dash what is on the table. iran's right to enrich uranium. it says it's for civilian purposes. israel, the united states know at some point if they challenged it to reppons' grade -- weapons grade plutonium. they could do so. there are sanctions in place that have been imposed by the western powers, include youing the united states. the administration says this compelled iran to the table. they don't want more sanctions from congress at this point. >> reporting from washington. >> america honoured those who served in the military on veterans day. president obama spoke at arlington national cemetery and laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown, paying tribute to veterans
before returning to the united states, the secretary of state made a stop in abu dhabi and blamed what happened. >> there was unity. iran couldn't take it. at that moment they weren't able to accept that particular agreement. hard work was done, progress made. the p5+1 was united. there was a gap in the language appropriate that they were prepared to accept. the concept we are working on, we have unity on. >> the issue dash what is on the table. iran's right to enrich uranium. it...
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thisbility goes to the president of the united states, for his signature. he has said he will sign it immediately, if not sooner and then tomorrow is another day and we will find out wha what happe. we'll stay on top of it throughout the everything, i will be back here with a complete wrap up at 11:00 eastern, 8:00 pacific, "consider this" with antonio mora is up next after this short blake. break. closest to the story, invite hard-hitting debate and desenting views and always explore issues relevant to you. >>> after weeks of drama in washington we finally have ideal that brings the government back in to business. and we have the debt ceiling raised, but, again, the deal is such that it's only temporary. as all these other deals have been and other continuing resolution that will only last a few months and we'll be back again to discuss the government shutdown in the middle of january. and raising the debt ceiling again in the middle of february. so we will be right back to have this discussion in just a few months. so, again, no real budget being passed i
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if you were the president of the united states now do you hit the road as soon as this done, and do you grab the senate immigration bill, and do you take it on the road all over the country and say let's get this done? >> reporter: yeah, hit the road is a funny thing to do because congress is not going to be in session. finally open government the house is going back into their districts. apparently the senate will be in recess next week. now he has senatorred stage. absolutely i would get out there and start talking, keep doing what mike viqueira said he has been doing, speaking from the outside but going on to the inside. going out there and saying this is immigration reform and this is something we're going to fight. this is why we need to protect entitlements. he has taken the mojo out of it. >> he's a regular on the program now, michael shure from los angeles. >>> john terrett has been at the stock exchange. walk us through this day i. >> they have never doubted there would be a deal. the dow joins at 205 points, 15,373.83, and the s&p market also hit 713% and nasdaq by 1.2%. it op
if you were the president of the united states now do you hit the road as soon as this done, and do you grab the senate immigration bill, and do you take it on the road all over the country and say let's get this done? >> reporter: yeah, hit the road is a funny thing to do because congress is not going to be in session. finally open government the house is going back into their districts. apparently the senate will be in recess next week. now he has senatorred stage. absolutely i would...
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states after being identified overseas. new legislation shows just how vast the divide is in congress over the government surveillance programs and how best to reform them. aljazeera, capitol hill. >> she gained national reaction for a fearless filibuster, now eyes the statehouse. davis wants to succeed rick perry, who is retiring at the end of his third term. she's been debating whether to run and will form ally reveal her decision next week. she filibusters to limit filibup legislation limiting abortions in texas. >> the report goes well beyond the climate being said to be man made, saying it is 95% sure the atmospheric heating, ocean heating and melting of polar ice caps is caused by human activity. if you want to get more specific, it's caused by the burning of fossil fuels and the creation of so much carbon dioxide in the environment. we've never seen the levels we have today for 800,000 years. >> does the report indicate that the u.s. will get more extreme weather. >> more specifically, it's saying weather events, the
states after being identified overseas. new legislation shows just how vast the divide is in congress over the government surveillance programs and how best to reform them. aljazeera, capitol hill. >> she gained national reaction for a fearless filibuster, now eyes the statehouse. davis wants to succeed rick perry, who is retiring at the end of his third term. she's been debating whether to run and will form ally reveal her decision next week. she filibusters to limit filibup legislation...
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congress has begun the debate on whether the united states should carry out military strikes against syria. senator harry reed delayed any vote until at least thursday. russia wants the syrian chemical weapons to be placed under international controls and destroyed. >> it's possible if it's real. and you know, i think it's certainly a positive development, when the russians and the
congress has begun the debate on whether the united states should carry out military strikes against syria. senator harry reed delayed any vote until at least thursday. russia wants the syrian chemical weapons to be placed under international controls and destroyed. >> it's possible if it's real. and you know, i think it's certainly a positive development, when the russians and the
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states will be drawn into and do not want to support. >> kimberly, the senate is in democratic hands or democrat hands. the house of representatives is controlled by republicans, many of whom are determined to oppose the president at every turn. this is a gamble by obama. isn't it? >> reporter: it certainly is. and as you point out, of course, the president is a democrat. so he certainly does have more support as it stands right now in the u.s. senate. it seems to face a greater challenge in the house of r representatives, controlled as you point out by republicans. again, there is deep distrust. there is concern that the president has not yet made his case. and that's why this upcoming week is going to be so critical. we are not only going to have a sena hearing of the senate forg relations committee here in washington, there will be three more hearings scheduled for now here on capitol hill. two on the senate, one on the house of rope preis nottives side. you can expect there is going to be a serious lobbying effort continuing all week in advance of what we expect will be a vote in
states will be drawn into and do not want to support. >> kimberly, the senate is in democratic hands or democrat hands. the house of representatives is controlled by republicans, many of whom are determined to oppose the president at every turn. this is a gamble by obama. isn't it? >> reporter: it certainly is. and as you point out, of course, the president is a democrat. so he certainly does have more support as it stands right now in the u.s. senate. it seems to face a greater...
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i'm also very wary of the united states becoming entangled more and more deeply in what is a civil war. >> so kimberly, what is the timetable looking like then for votes in the house and also in the senate? >> we know there could be a vote that would take place no later than wednesday. we know the obama administration, and president obama himself has made five telephone calls from the g-20 summit to members here at capitol hill. but the question mark is really it could be many weeks before we get that vote. >> kimberly hallack live in washington, d.c. >>> two years after a government land grab, thousands of victims remain displaced. we meet the families still living in that legacy of that day. >>> smiling in the wrong place at the wrong time. and palestine chief threatens to ask for the suspension of israel association if give the freedom to play its matches. details coming up in sports later. >> mohammed ibrahim had reportedly received death threats this week. he had been give given an armorr for precaution. there were reports of gunfire after the explosion. the people in the area des
i'm also very wary of the united states becoming entangled more and more deeply in what is a civil war. >> so kimberly, what is the timetable looking like then for votes in the house and also in the senate? >> we know there could be a vote that would take place no later than wednesday. we know the obama administration, and president obama himself has made five telephone calls from the g-20 summit to members here at capitol hill. but the question mark is really it could be many weeks...
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until october 1st. >>> the united states is joining other nations to regulate world arms trade. secretary of state john kerry signed a treaty today at the united nations. they say it will be used to regulate civilian weapons. tomorrow t leaders from the u.s. and iran will sit down to discuss that country's nuclear program. this is the highest level meeting between the two countries since 1979 #. >> reporter: it's been more than three decades since they shared a smile much less kind words. this relationship was because -- they kept him in power. the cold war began and that would eventually turn hot. >> states like these in their terrorist allies constitute an access of evil. >> it dates iran and or my iraq can opposition it's opinion thrs and sanctions around nuclear programs. now a new push to talk. former iranian hostage says they are facing a huge challenge. >>> often in this case is -- in washington are out of practice. they have not practiced diplomacy on the other side. instead careers and capitols seem to have built on the ability to bash the other side. >> reporter: the f
until october 1st. >>> the united states is joining other nations to regulate world arms trade. secretary of state john kerry signed a treaty today at the united nations. they say it will be used to regulate civilian weapons. tomorrow t leaders from the u.s. and iran will sit down to discuss that country's nuclear program. this is the highest level meeting between the two countries since 1979 #. >> reporter: it's been more than three decades since they shared a smile much less...
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that has been suffered by the people of the united states of america, by federal workers and by those who depends on their good service. >> senator durban giving the positives of this, but we also heard a lot of detractors tonight, people up sit that the process dragged on for so long that, it really went to the 11th hour. and that there is still a lot of divisions that need to get hammered out as the next rounds of fights go forward. when we are looking at the sequestration discuss. should they be kept, rolled ba back. this not something some we can walkway from because we are only see the federal government reopen until january and then the debt ceiling lifted until february. so we'll be right back negotiating this again. >> libby case on capitol hill, thank you. from furloughed workers to shuttered monuments the 16-day long shutdown has taken a toll on every day people across america. al jazerra has been talking to americans from new orleans to portland who have been watching what's been going on in washington. now that the debt ceiling can be raised interest rates will stay close
that has been suffered by the people of the united states of america, by federal workers and by those who depends on their good service. >> senator durban giving the positives of this, but we also heard a lot of detractors tonight, people up sit that the process dragged on for so long that, it really went to the 11th hour. and that there is still a lot of divisions that need to get hammered out as the next rounds of fights go forward. when we are looking at the sequestration discuss....
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key testimony from the secretary of state. president obama sending john as herry to face a powerful senate committee in his quest to persuade dong authorize a military strike against syria. >> a stunning number from the united nations, refugees surpassing the 2 million mark. >> firefighters are gaining the upper hand with 2/3 of that fire now under control at yosemite. >> dealing up $7 billion for nokia. microsoft making a major acquisition
key testimony from the secretary of state. president obama sending john as herry to face a powerful senate committee in his quest to persuade dong authorize a military strike against syria. >> a stunning number from the united nations, refugees surpassing the 2 million mark. >> firefighters are gaining the upper hand with 2/3 of that fire now under control at yosemite. >> dealing up $7 billion for nokia. microsoft making a major acquisition
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mccain saying the united states has to do something. >> well, mccain again has been a strong have itic of the administration for the past two years saying they have not done enough. he's called outright for the toppling of the assad regime. that is not what the white house wants to accomplish. it wants to go with missile strikes. mccain calls those pin pricks that will be ineffective. the white house is caught between a rock and hard place, senators mccain and graham pushing for more action and the a block on the other side that wants no action. somehow, the white house is going to have to thread that needle. >> also with the american public, as the poles indicate the american public seems to be split on the issue of whether or not the united states should act. >> very much so. the public poll after poll indicates that they are opposed to getting entangled in syria's civil war, even more so when the question is asked without authorization from congress. the numbers thank a little bit when in response to a chemical weapons attack as we've allegedly seen, killing more than 1400 people. t
mccain saying the united states has to do something. >> well, mccain again has been a strong have itic of the administration for the past two years saying they have not done enough. he's called outright for the toppling of the assad regime. that is not what the white house wants to accomplish. it wants to go with missile strikes. mccain calls those pin pricks that will be ineffective. the white house is caught between a rock and hard place, senators mccain and graham pushing for more...
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. >> this is not the cold war, this is not a contest between the united states and russia. the fact of the matter is that if russia wants to have some influence in syria, post assad - that doesn't hurt our interests >> republican senator john mccain can't disagree more. >> it's a loser. it gives russia a position in the middle east which they hadn't had in the 1970s. we are depending on the goodwill of the russia people it if bashar al-assad violates the agreement. i am of the firm believe, given his record, that is a very, very big gamble. >> democrats in congress are voicing skepticism about the implementation. >> this is a break through full of opportunity and frought with danger. the frought part is assad - who has not said whether he has signed on to this agreement ultimately - if he moves forward with some of the beginning elements of the agreement - doesn't fulfil elements of the agreement as we move along. >> the majority of americans oppose the possibility of military action in syria, but the administration says the threat of force spurred negotiations and secretar
. >> this is not the cold war, this is not a contest between the united states and russia. the fact of the matter is that if russia wants to have some influence in syria, post assad - that doesn't hurt our interests >> republican senator john mccain can't disagree more. >> it's a loser. it gives russia a position in the middle east which they hadn't had in the 1970s. we are depending on the goodwill of the russia people it if bashar al-assad violates the agreement. i am of the...
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if it starts a line of communication between north korea and the united states that is a good start. dennis rodman loves the spotlight and is getting paid by patty powers, an online belting company. >> this just in, the senate approved a sweeping defense bill. it passed a bill addressing sexuality all the in the military. it would block commanders from overturning court-martial decisions. the bill goes to president obama for his sit. >> next up going green with mushrooms. they could become the steyro foam of the future. say cheese, a look at some of the world's best photographs. clsz >> the united states makes nearly 2 billion pounds of poly-steyr een package, new york city council planned to ban plastic foam food containers. the real solution could be growing under our feet. >> every cubic inch of the soil is teaming with millions of inches of my psyllium. >> a walk through the foods of green island is a pleasure. when you are with gavin mcintyre and evan bare, you are sure to stumble on something scientifically complex and it will involve a mushroom. >> we use waste like korn husks
if it starts a line of communication between north korea and the united states that is a good start. dennis rodman loves the spotlight and is getting paid by patty powers, an online belting company. >> this just in, the senate approved a sweeping defense bill. it passed a bill addressing sexuality all the in the military. it would block commanders from overturning court-martial decisions. the bill goes to president obama for his sit. >> next up going green with mushrooms. they could...
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president obama is returning to the united states tonight after making a global case for support at the g-20 summit at st. petersburg russia. he says the world cannot stand idly by. >>> the senate is expected to take up the issue for debate next week when members return to the capitol. president obama will address the nation on tuesday. >>> the syria question overshadowed st. petersburg as the world leaders came together for g-20 summit. no clear answer. barnaby phillips reports. >> they always managed to smile for the family photo, there was even a wave. but the summit of low expectations. at least as far as syria is concerned. and so it turned out: with russia and the united states possibly further apart when it all ended, than they'd been when it began. the russian president that mostly this year we're opposed to action against syria without the backing of the u.n. security council. although he seems to have less support for his insistence that the syrian government did not use chemical weapons on august 21st. >> the caught use of chemical weapons a provocation on the part of the reb
president obama is returning to the united states tonight after making a global case for support at the g-20 summit at st. petersburg russia. he says the world cannot stand idly by. >>> the senate is expected to take up the issue for debate next week when members return to the capitol. president obama will address the nation on tuesday. >>> the syria question overshadowed st. petersburg as the world leaders came together for g-20 summit. no clear answer. barnaby phillips...
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put the extraneous matters to question the faith of the people of the united states of america. he'll have to have his own vote to do it. >> a number of questions remain. there's no more action at the white house tuesday evening. likewise for the house of representatives. the senate is technically in session. harry reid, mitch mcconnell and harry reid's staff are meeting behind closed doors. they are working on a deal. the house failed to come up with anything. they are back on the front burner in the senate. the question is will they act in time to avert financial disaster or at least pass the date by which the u.s. borrowing authority expires. >> thank you mike viqueira at the white house. asian markets are down this morning on fears congress will not reach an agreement and avoid default. as america's largest foreign lender china is helping the u.s. economy. the chinese are watching events in washington closely. >> work at this knit wear factory continues, despite fears that the business will suffer a lose. like thousands of other factories in china's gold ep triangle the prod
put the extraneous matters to question the faith of the people of the united states of america. he'll have to have his own vote to do it. >> a number of questions remain. there's no more action at the white house tuesday evening. likewise for the house of representatives. the senate is technically in session. harry reid, mitch mcconnell and harry reid's staff are meeting behind closed doors. they are working on a deal. the house failed to come up with anything. they are back on the front...
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. >> tonight you sent a message to the president of the united states that you believe that virginia understands that obamacare is a failure. >> no thin margin of victory in new jersey's race for governor. incumbent republican chris christie easily cruised to victory again state senator bash ro buono. his crushing victory is widely seen as the first step of a probable presidential run in 2016. in his left-leaning state he did well with women, hispanics, african-americans and young voters, groups republicans struggle to attract. >> make no mistake. the people of this city have chosen a progressive path. >> in neighboring new york city, another landslide. this time in the form of bill de blasio who will be the first democrat to hold the influential office since 1989. >> to maintain that greatness and to ensure that our brightest days are ahead of us, we must commit ourselves to progressive ideas that will lift us all up. >> de blasio went from relative obscurity at one time to easily defeating his opponent joe lhota. with promises to close the gap between rich and poor and the sharp op
. >> tonight you sent a message to the president of the united states that you believe that virginia understands that obamacare is a failure. >> no thin margin of victory in new jersey's race for governor. incumbent republican chris christie easily cruised to victory again state senator bash ro buono. his crushing victory is widely seen as the first step of a probable presidential run in 2016. in his left-leaning state he did well with women, hispanics, african-americans and young...
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states. things are in a holding point right now john. >> what is the reaction from the senate? >> it is bipartisan negative. senators say they will fight to the last, conservative fire brands, ted cruz, mike lee, they say they will filibuster, it is going to be a very long week. john mccain, called this a political suicide note. harry reed the democratic leader says no how no way that provision is going to stay in the bill when it comes out of the senate. >> is anybody talking about a possible resolution? >> they are talking about fill filibusters, cutting obamacare as they call it. nobody is optimistic that something is going to move or break through by october 1st and that is the beginning of the new fiscal year and if there isn't we have a government-wide shut down. >> mike viqueira in washington, mike thank you. what happens if the government does shut down, medicare and medicaid reimbursements as well as social security checks would likely not be affected. the border patrol would be held
states. things are in a holding point right now john. >> what is the reaction from the senate? >> it is bipartisan negative. senators say they will fight to the last, conservative fire brands, ted cruz, mike lee, they say they will filibuster, it is going to be a very long week. john mccain, called this a political suicide note. harry reed the democratic leader says no how no way that provision is going to stay in the bill when it comes out of the senate. >> is anybody talking...
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we're being diverted into chemical weapons, talking about russian relations with the united states. personality clashes between putin and president obama. it started with--almost with a game of poker where the bluff of a military intervention was quickly exposed-- >> you say a game of poker and bluff. we heard president obama say in a statement if diplomacy fails the u.s. will prepare to act. has the u.s. lost face? >> well, i think president oba obama's threats are no longer effective because he's backed down. it's moved from poker to chess to snakes and ladders. his threat is to move to the security council. i mean, that's where we started off with the failure back i in 2011. in the meantime what we're see something increased militarization on the ground, which will creak a lot of problems in the transition period post assad and syria. we should be looking at post assad. now we're looking at a deal that will guarantee assad at least another couple of years. >> n an adim shehadi for joining us from bay root. let's go to our news center again, angela merkel is making it clear she wi
we're being diverted into chemical weapons, talking about russian relations with the united states. personality clashes between putin and president obama. it started with--almost with a game of poker where the bluff of a military intervention was quickly exposed-- >> you say a game of poker and bluff. we heard president obama say in a statement if diplomacy fails the u.s. will prepare to act. has the u.s. lost face? >> well, i think president oba obama's threats are no longer...